Re: Should we move 20.x related stuff out of NEWS ?

From:

Miles Bader

Subject:

Re: Should we move 20.x related stuff out of NEWS ?

Date:

16 Apr 2004 11:33:31 +0900

David Kastrup <address@hidden> writes:
> > I agree, I've often been annoyed by this. It's a bit hard to say what's
> > better though -- it really depends on the version the user is upgrading
> > from, and we can't know that!
>
> Well, customize-variable could also record the two last Emacs minor
> and major Emacs versions valid on each change, and then the NEWS file
> gets narrowed accordingly by C-h n.
>
> Never say "we can't". The question is rather whether it is worth the
> trouble.
Indeed. :-)
That would be a cute hack, but I suspect it could cause a lot of
confusion in some circumstances!
-Miles
--
Is it true that nothing can be known? If so how do we know this? -Woody Allen